Tag: Malware
Outages blamed on malware still plaguing budget airlines
A technology provider says a malware attack triggered a dayslong outage that has caused reservations systems to crash at about 20 low-cost airlines around...
US takes new aim at ransomware after most costly year
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is taking new aim at ransomware after a year that officials say was the most costly on record for...
Facebook says it halts hackers tied to Palestinian security
JERUSALEM — Facebook said Wednesday it has broken up a hacker network used by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' intelligence service in an attempt to...
SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in hot seat
BOSTON — The sprawling, monthslong hacking campaign deemed a grave threat to U.S. national security came to be known as SolarWinds for the company...
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware
BOSTON — A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data...
Spain’s PM wants EU recovery funds to transform the nation
BARCELONA, Spain — Spain's left-wing government wants the massive coronavirus windfall it will be receiving from the European Union to transform the nation after...
UN chief urges wealth tax of those who profited during COVID
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared Monday that the world’s failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 created wide inequalities, and he called for...
After hack, officials draw attention to supply chain threats
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is working to draw attention to supply chain vulnerabilities, an issue that received particular attention late last year after...
Report: Money key to reverse pandemic losses for poor
UNITED NATIONS — More than 60 international agencies are calling for immediate financing to put gains for developing countries back on track after the...
Russian man admits ransomware plot against Tesla in Nevada
RENO, Nev. — A Russian man has pleaded guilty to offering a Tesla employee $1 million to get computer malware into the electric car...
